US braces for the final horror Top stories- September 4, 2005 US braces for the final horror: "US troops have begun the final search for hurricane survivors in New Orleans, steeling themselves for the task of harvesting the dead from the city's streets. Days after Hurricane Katrina triggered the worst natural calamity in US history, officials prepared the country for a heavy death toll that is expected to number in the thousands across the devastated UShttp://f911.blogspot.com/2005/09/us-braces-for-final-horror-top-stories.html Washington Post: Storm Exposed Disarray at the Top- September 4, 2005 Storm Exposed Disarray at the Top By Susan B. Glasser and Josh White Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, September 4, 2005; Page A01 The killer hurricane and flood that devastated the Gulf Coast last week exposed fatal weaknesses in a federal disaster response system retooled after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to handle just such a cataclysmic event. Despite four yearshttp://f911.blogspot.com/2005/09/washington-post-storm-exposed-disarray.html Scotland on Sunday - Bush panics and sends in the marines- September 4, 2005 Scotland on Sunday - Bush panics and sends in the marines: "A PANICKED George Bush yesterday ordered elite troops on to the streets of New Orleans in an unprecedented attempt to stop violence in the disaster-struck city spiralling out of control. The deployment, nearly a week after Hurricane Katrina struck, will see 7,000 marines and airborne troops sent to the emergency zone, where they arehttp://f911.blogspot.com/2005/09/scotland-on-sunday-bush-panics-and.html |